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• Scientists Reveal How AstraZeneca Vaccine Causes Unusual Clots Researchers in Germany say they've found "rock solid evidence" the Vaxzevria vaccines can lead to clots with low platelets
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2021
• J&J Pause Did Not Upend Vaccine Confidence: Poll A nationwide poll of 1000 Americans also finds the gap in overall vaccine beliefs between Republicans and Democrats could be narrowing.
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2021
• Marijuana Activists Offer #JointsforJabs to Back COVID Vaccination The 1-day handout was pegged to April 20, a day of celebration for marijuana enthusiasts.
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2021
• GENUINE Improvements: Ublituximab Plus Ibrutinib for CLL Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) expert Jennifer R. Brown, MD, discusses the recently published GENUINE trial and its implications for treating high-risk patients.
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2021
• Atopic Dermatitis Linked to Learning Disability, Academic Progress Two registry studies point to connections between atopic dermatitis and learning problems and possible lower educational attainment in young people.
  Reuters Health Information, April 19, 2021
• Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine 97.6% Effective in Real-World Study Russian scientists have found the Sputnik V vaccine 97.6% effective against COVID-19 in a 'real-world' assessment based on data from 3.8 million people, two Russian organizations said Monday.
  Reuters Health Information, April 19, 2021
• Doctors: Clot Treatment Advice Key to US Resuming J&J Vaccines Resuming the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine in the US will require clear guidelines for the medical community on how to best treat patients that develop a rare type of blood clot.
  Reuters Health Information, April 19, 2021
• All US Adults Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccines All adults in the US became eligible for COVID-19 vaccination on Monday, with all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico meeting President Joe Biden's April 19 deadline to open eligibility.
  WebMD Health News, April 20, 2021
• China Trials Mixing Two COVID-19 Vaccines: Data Chinese researchers are testing the mixing of COVID-19 vaccine doses developed by CanSino Biologics and a unit of Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products, according to clinical trial registration data.
  Reuters Health Information, April 19, 2021
• Walgreens Pharmacy Distributes Saline, Not Vaccine, to 22 People 'In alignment with CDC recommendations, we reached out to all impacted patients and administered a COVID-19 vaccination as soon as the impacted patients were available,' said a Walgreens spokeswoman.
  Associated Press, April 20, 2021
• No Link Found Between Epidural Use and Autism Exposure to epidural analgesia during labor was not associated with subsequent diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in a population-based cohort study.
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2021
• Nurses or Physicians: Who Are at Highest Suicide Risk? Female nurses are at significantly greater risk of dying by suicide than physicians in findings that contradict previous research suggesting doctors are at greatest risk.
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2021
• AAN 2021 Remote Genetic Testing, Counseling Feasible for Parkinson’s Disease Using telehealth for genotyping and counseling in patients with Parkinson's disease is on par with in-person services for patient satisfaction, a new pilot study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2021
• Pandemic Worry Keeping Americans Up at Night The rate of insomnia among Americans has more than doubled since the pandemic began, with people aged 35 to 44 having the highest rate of sleep disturbances.
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2021
• AAN 2021 Rimegepant Appears Safe in Migraine Patients With Cardiovascular Risk Results from a 1-year, open-label safety study suggest that the oral migraine prevention drug rimegepant is safe and effective in patients with cardiovascular risk factors.
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2021
• After Surge, NY Eases Rules as New COVID-19 Cases Drop 'The numbers are stable and going down so we can start to open up more economic activity,' New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
  Associated Press, April 20, 2021
• Spain to Test Mixing COVID Vaccines After Restricting AZ Shot Spain will study the effects of mixing different coronavirus vaccines, government researchers said, responding to shifting guidelines on the safety of the AstraZeneca shot.
  Reuters Health Information, April 19, 2021
• Humana Health Plan Overcharged Medicare by Nearly $200 Million The Medicare Advantage company may face a record penalty over alleged billing errors.
  Kaiser Health News, April 20, 2021
• HIV Patients Show Accelerated Aging Related to Altered Sleep A decline in slow wave activity during nonrapid eye movement sleep had previously been associated with markers of brain aging in healthy adults.
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2021
• CureVac Starts Review Process in Switzerland for COVID Vaccine Germany's CureVac filed in Switzerland for a rolling review of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate as yet another maker of shots races toward the approval finish line.
  Reuters Health Information, April 19, 2021